Write On! Audio: Storytelling From East London To The World – Episode Six

Write On! Audio is a new podcast from Pen to Print. Taking the best bits from Write On! Magazine and Write On! Extra, we’ll bring you writing tips, features, interviews and excerpts from the work of our contributors and guests. Most importantly, though, if you’re a writer, poet or dramatist, published or not, we want to hear from you so we can share your words and your unique voice on our podcast. Search for Pen to Print in your favourite podcast app to listen and subscribe.

February’s  episode includes:

• Inspirational moments from writers Palak Tewary and Eithne Cullen.
• Writing tips –  by best-selling author Danny Rhodes.
• An interview with the winner of the 2021 Pen to Print Audio Play competition Cailean Steed.
• Our February showcase from Charlotte Webb includes:
  • Stay by Shahema Tafader
  • The Storyteller’s Souk by Claire Buss
  • From Hate To Love by Danny Baxter
• This month’s Listener Contribution is from film-maker Jonathan Hirons, describing the aphasia he now suffers as a result of a stroke + a short extract from his new film.

March’s episode highlights will include writing tips from Bloomsbury’s fold, writing guru Lucy Van Smit and, we’re featuring an interview with Vivien Archer, owner of a leading independent bookshop in London. The  Listener’s Contribution is coming from indie and traditionally published novelist Richard Gould, commenting on some interesting statistics from the world of self-publishing.

Why not challenge yourself to create something for us? We’re actively looking for new contributors to our podcast and the Listener’s Contributor Slot is open for submissions.

Please follow our submission guidelines, ensuring that any recorded material is submitted via our Submissions Page or sent to pentoprint@lbbd.gov.uk by 10th of each month. (For more information on our themes etc see the Editor’s Introduction, and you can find the T&Cs here.)  If a larger slot seems too daunting, we’d love to hear from you with some ‘Inspirational Moments.’ Do let us know with a short recording, prose or poetry what you are looking forward to.

Each new podcast will be aired towards the end of the calendar month, allowing us to share material that has been featured in Write On! Extra, while also looking forward to showcasing up-and-coming ideas and events that might interest you. We hope you enjoy this episode of Write On! Audio and do continue to listen, engage and make sure you get in touch with your opinions and ideas. Of course, if you subscribe, you’ll be the first to be notified when a new episode is released.

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